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Sheriff candidate Q&A session May 19.

May 11, 2016
Sheriff candidate Q&A session May 19.

SHELBY — Lt. Craig Mast (R-Hart), Undersheriff Tim Priese (R-New Era) and Deputy Leroy Strait (R-Montague) are vying for the office of Oceana County Sheriff. All three candidates will attend a question-and-answer session in order to allow the public to get to know them better. The event is free to the public and is set for Thursday, May 19, at…

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1,445 without power.

May 11, 2016

A “substation issue” caused approximately 1,445 Great Lakes Energy customers in Oceana and Muskegon counties to be without power for several hours Wednesday morning, May 11, said GLE Communications Director Dave Guzniczak. Central Dispatch reported a sparking transformer on Webster Road near 56th and 60th avenues in Grant Township at approximately 5:30 a.m. Guzniczak said 333 customers in Grant Township…

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Hesperia man faces possible prison term for receiving, concealing.

May 9, 2016
Hesperia man faces possible prison term for receiving, concealing.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 19-year-old Hesperia man faces up to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty Monday, May 9, in 27th Circuit Court to receiving and concealing stolen property valued at over $1,000. Steven Geno Rice, of 4820 E. Loop Rd., also pleaded guilty to second-offense habitual offender, which increases the maximum penalty for his conviction…

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Subcontractor faces jail for attempted wedding ring theft.

May 9, 2016
Subcontractor faces jail for attempted wedding ring theft.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 25-year-old North Muskegon man faces a three-month jail sentence after pleading guilty Monday, May 9, in 27th Circuit Court to attempted larceny from a building for trying to steal two wedding rings valued at $4,150 from a house in the 4000 block of West Park Road in Grant Township last December. Cory Scott…

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Prisoner pleads guilty to car theft.

May 9, 2016
Prisoner pleads guilty to car theft.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 33-year-old Shelby woman currently incarcerated in prison is looking at adding concurrent prison time after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, May 9, to car theft. Jacqueline Grace Mansilla, also known as Jaqueline Grace Jewett, of 3059 S. Oceana Dr., was arrested March 28, by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for a…

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